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Today I am thankful for ALL of the men and women who serve, and have served our country. We could never properly thank you for your sacrifice and the sacrfifces of your families. To my own personal Army Veteran, Erin O’Brien, you served and words will never properly express how proud I am to be your friend. Thank you for ALL that you give up daily to allow us the freedoms that we are accustomed to. Your husbands. Wives. Mothers. Fathers. Sisters. Brothers. Children. They all make it possible for those to serve our country and from the bottom of my heart I thank you, today and every day. ❤️🇺🇸💙 #veteransday #thosewhoserved #honoringthosewhoserved #rememberingthosewhoserved #freedom #veteransday2019 #thankaveterantoday #homeofthefreebecause ofthebravethe fed ex guy had just called her “your highness”, she didn’t know what to do with all that power. 😂 #sloaneleah #thisis3 #stillhalloween2019here #belleliveson #belleforever #dressup #favoriteplaytime #letthembelittle #wewereonourfrontstepsi always pictured baseball stuff. trucks. cars. dirt. . . . i thought i would for sure be a mama to boys. never in a zillion years would i have believed you if you told me my life would be filled with princess dresses, dress up shoes, tiaras and glitter. . . . i was no tomboy, don’t let me fool you, but i also wasn’t a princess. i was somewhere practical and in between. shocking. i’m sure to those that know me. . . i cannot lie. there are times i wish she was into different things. but i want her to be who SHE is and who SHE wants to be. so princess dresses and tea parties are how we spend our days.💜🦄👑 #lovethisgirl #letthembelittle #sloaneleah #thisis3 #princessesandsparklesfordays P.S. the Belle costume has barely come off since Halloween! 😂happy fall y’all. 🍁🌻🍂🧡💛 . . . #november2019 #letsgetthisthelasttwomonthsofthisdecadeoverwith #beyou #startsomethingnewfindyourtribeFirst thing this morning “Belle” was not quite ready for pictures. 😂 . . Today was Sloane’s very first Halloween celebration and she was a little bit overwhelmed but had so much fun! . . . I got to go as the mommy this time. It was magical. I mean if you call a clingy threenager afraid to be put down Magical, but it truly was. 😂 . . This is who she is now, and before we know it, it’ll be just a memory on Timehop. . . . What experience has taught me through nannying is that it never goes how we expect. But she had fun! She wore the costume she picked out and felt beautiful in. And next year, she’ll be 4 and it’ll be a whole different experience. I’m grateful for these memorable moments that aren’t necessarily IG pretty, but are #reallife with a toddler. 💛 And as usual, the teachers and staff of @our_village_preschool went above and beyond in creating a very fun and festive experience! Check out those amazing costumes! 🎃👻🧡☠️ #hallween2019 #sloaneleah #thisis3 #belle #halloweenparade #lifewithsloane #sloanesmommy #momlifeisthebestlifefive years ago i was single. there was no husband. there was no sloane. i cried and ached for a family of my own. life was simpler then. it was just me. i worked. i ate. i slept. life was familiar. even now, i look at this picture and recognize the woman looking back more than i do now when i look in the mirror. those three dogs were my everything. riley, charley and oliver. they helped me survive the lonely nights. they kept me company when i needed it most. today i have the family i always dreamt of. today i could not be more grateful for the blessings in my life. .....but every once in a while, when i least expect it, and a walk down memory lane like this pops up and catches me at my most vulnerable. i miss the known. i miss not being afraid. i miss riley and charley more than i can ever explain. ....and the guilt oh the guilt i feel. because i have everything i ever wanted and can still find myself sad and missing the way things used to be. #wordswithmeaning #letsgetreal #words #mynulife #rememberthepast #lookforwardtothefuture #findthegood #lovewithalluourheartandsoul #imissyourileyandcharleyArchives
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a walk down memory lane….
sometimes something happens that catches me completely off guard and its like i’ve been catapulted into my past. into one of the chapters long since closed. long since grieved for. sometimes, its a song, running into someone, or finding something … Continue reading
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a DIY project with the kids!!!
so this week we were on lockdown. quarantine. sequestered. and I had to entertain a rambunctious 4-year old little girl who would rather jet set to other parts unknown or go to the mall apparently I learned this week after … Continue reading
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….and on the 8th night of Hanukkah, we learn something new!
Well, they say “you learn something new every day” and while the older I get the more I find that to be true, I will admit it’s been quite some time since I’ve learned anything about Judaism or a Jewish … Continue reading
8 years have flown by…….
8 years ago today, my roommate and closest friend Rachel and my other BFF Lindsay and I, got into my (stupid) Ford Exploder and drove up to the land of sod grass, Tehachapi, CA to pick-up my puppy from the … Continue reading
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the vacation that wasn’t
this past week i was on vacation. but not really. i was off of work all week, and it’s been HEAVEN. i could definitely jump on board this stay-at-home-dog-mom situation. 🙂 i wanted to go away, but unfortunately, 3 days … Continue reading
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all my life i wanted one…..
For 35 years I waited. and waited, and it never happened. I had hoped and prayed for as long as I could remember. I remember being told in the hallways of Cedars Sinai Hospital I now had a beautiful, healthy … Continue reading
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